Rupert Grint, the Harry Potter star, wants to develop a barn on his estate into three new three-bedroom homes. He withdrew a previous application to North Hertfordshire District Council to turn the barn into six houses. His home is a … Continue reading →
Dr Desmond Morris says that when a racehorse loses a race the trainer and the jockey have to find fancy reasons as to why it happened other than the fact that the horse is not a fast runner in order … Continue reading →
The names of the Queen’s dogs, 2021 are: Candy, an elderly dorgi; Fergus, a dorgi, named after her uncle Fergus Bowes-Lyon, who was killed as he led an attack on the Germans during the First World War and; Muick, pronounced … Continue reading →
Although the Duke of Edinburgh’s attitude towards sport hunting may have softened over his long life it is said that ‘the duke had no time for criticism of country sports’ (The Times today). He was the president of the World … Continue reading →
A study discovered that bickering macaques made the effort to extend their social network by making more relationships to aid survival under the dire circumstances of an ecological disaster as occurred when a hurricane devastated the primates’ Caribbean island home. … Continue reading →
Roger Federer loves quokkas. I can see why and why a lot of other people like them too. The cuteness factor is high. This is a high quality photograph too; smiling, happy and animated against a serene background. Quokkas are … Continue reading →
This is a video about prison inmates looking after cats and it is great. It is a win-win; both parties gain from it. When prison inmates look after cats they learn how to be empathetic towards others and to think … Continue reading →
A recent study found that when humans transferred from being hunter-gatherers to farming their pet dogs’ diet changed from meat to plant-based foods. When grey wolves first became domesticated and became domestic dogs they would have been eating meat almost … Continue reading →
It emerged from a canal and was looking for food. What else? The store is a 7-Eleven. Location: Nakhon Pathom, Thailand. The police were called. They dragged it out of the store and put it back in the undergrowth. It … Continue reading →
Puget Sound, Seattle, Washington, USA: Researchers have discovered that a formerly unknown chemical, 6PPD, in vehicle tires (tyres) which preserves them from ground level ozone, ends up killing salmon in streams. Bits if tire are thrown off tires due to … Continue reading →
News and opinion: Thailand has dangers to cats which are distinctly different to those found in Europe and even America where there are predators of domestic cats such as coyotes, which is the main why Americans prefer to keep their … Continue reading →
This sign on the front door of a pet shop is self-explanatory. I don’t know where the shop is but it probably does not matter as the problem will be similar anywhere, I suspect. It is a reminder as to … Continue reading →
This is another report about domestic animals being introduced into UK prisons to benefit the welfare of the inmates (click this for another report). The policy is based upon the known fact that interacting with animals helps to calm people … Continue reading →
In a highly unusual video captured by Lance Karlson, a geologist, the viewing public can see the angriest octopus attacking him. He was left bruised and confused. The attack occurred at Geographe Bay near Margaret River about 155 miles south … Continue reading →
The fictional film giants Godzilla and King Kong, which have grown in size over decades, would be unviable in the real world because their bones would break in carrying such enormous weights. Apparently it’s all to do with biomechanics. When … Continue reading →
Unquestionably, non-human animals do, indeed, have culture. It is another example of an erosion of the concept of human exceptionalism. Humans like to think that they are special and different to animals but I am afraid that in many ways … Continue reading →
The resident of a property in Iskandar Puteri, Malaysia, sat down on their toilet to do their business and was bitten on the bum by 10 foot python who was inside it, curled up! Is the stuff of nightmares. I … Continue reading →
In an interesting twist, the US Geological Survey has advised American researchers to wear personal protective equipment and take Covid-19 tests before handling bats in order to protect them from a potential transmission from the researchers to the bats. It’s … Continue reading →
In the UK it is illegal under wildlife laws to cut down trees and bushes in which birds are nesting. When a developer is planning a development having obtained planning permission (or the application is being assessed) they sometimes wrap … Continue reading →
It’s all over the Internet so I am not going to go over old ground, however, the problem with dogs eating chocolate is that they cannot metabolise theobromine and caffeine both of which are in chocolate. Interestingly theobromine is toxic … Continue reading →
